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{{Officeholder/senator
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=South Carolina
|state=South Carolina
|terms=January 3, 2005 – Present
|terms=January 3, 2005 – December 2012
|preceded=Ernest Hollings
|preceded=Ernest Hollings
|former=n
|former=y
|succeeded=
|succeeded=[[Tim Scott]]
}}
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{{Officeholder/representative
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'''Jim DeMint''', born September 2, 1951 (age {{age|1951|9|2}}), was elected on November 2, 2004 as [[South Carolina|South Carolina’s]] junior [[United States|U.S.]] [[Senator]]. An outspoken [[conservative]], he is the conservative leader in the [[U.S. Senate]]. DeMint started the very successful Senate Conservatives Fund to raise, from small donors, millions of dollars for conservative candidates, and in July 2012 left that fund to start a [[Super PAC]].<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78061.html</ref>
'''Jim DeMint''', born September 2, 1951 (age {{age|1951|9|2}}), was elected on November 2, 2004 as [[South Carolina|South Carolina’s]] junior [[United States|U.S.]] [[Senator]]. An outspoken [[conservative]], he is the conservative leader in the [[U.S. Senate]]. DeMint started the very successful Senate Conservatives Fund to raise, from small donors, millions of dollars for conservative candidates, and in July 2012 left that fund to start a [[Super PAC]].<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78061.html</ref> He announced his resignation from the Senate in December 2012 to become the head of the [[Heritage Foundation]].
==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
In 2009, Senator DeMint authored the book ''Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism''
In 2009, Senator DeMint authored the book ''Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism''
DeMint announced his resignation from the Senate in December 2012 to become the head of the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/06/breaking-sen-jim-demint-will-step-down-from-senate/ Sen. Jim DeMint will step down from Senate, CNN, December 6, 2012]</ref>
==9/12 March On Washington==
==9/12 March On Washington==
DeMint attended the September 12th, 2009 TEA party organized in Washington D.C. He spoke at the rally saying he'd had enough of "Alice in Wonderland" politicians promising more programs at the risk of financial disaster. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/12/tea-party-express-arrives-march-washington-protest-government-spending/ Tea Party Express Takes Washington By Storm, Fox News, September 12, 2009]</ref>
DeMint attended the September 12th, 2009 TEA party organized in Washington D.C. He spoke at the rally saying he'd had enough of "Alice in Wonderland" politicians promising more programs at the risk of financial disaster. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/12/tea-party-express-arrives-march-washington-protest-government-spending/ Tea Party Express Takes Washington By Storm, Fox News, September 12, 2009]</ref>